Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Please, please, please, please
(Please, please don't go)
Don't go, oh, oh
Oh, oh, I need you, darling
You've got the power of love
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I know it's true, I love you
I found someone to love me
Why did it happen this way?
Someone has taken my place
Girl, want to share my embrace
Why do you do me like you do
You made me love you but I feel so sad
You made me need you and it's driving me so mad
I want you so bad
I love you yes I do
I love you yes, I do
I know your love it's true from the way I looked at you
You love me yes, you do
You need me, I need you
I'm ours my whole life
Since I've lay eyes on you
I guess you knew it from the start
From the day you took my heart
You are the one girl I'll always admire
I must be whenever you are
But I want to let you know one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I was walking down the streets
Why just everything happen to me
why just everything happen to me
Please, I'm lonely, I'm by myself now and the love's a memory
And so many strange things happen to me, all day long
Strange, strange things happen to me, all day long
Please I'm lonely, everything I do is wrong
Bewildered
Love, I dream of you
Well, I love, I need you
Why did we part?
Baby, take my hand (Please don't go)
I want to be a better man (please, please, don't go)
Honey, please (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Honey please don't go (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
(Please, please don't go)
Don't go, oh, oh
Oh, oh, I need you, darling
You've got the power of love
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I found someone to love me
I know it's true, I love you
I found someone to love me
Why did it happen this way?
Someone has taken my place
Girl, want to share my embrace
Why do you do me like you do
You made me love you but I feel so sad
You made me need you and it's driving me so mad
I want you so bad
I love you yes I do
I love you yes, I do
I know your love it's true from the way I looked at you
You love me yes, you do
You need me, I need you
I'm ours my whole life
Since I've lay eyes on you
I guess you knew it from the start
From the day you took my heart
You are the one girl I'll always admire
I must be whenever you are
But I want to let you know one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I want to tell you one thing
I was walking down the streets
Why just everything happen to me
why just everything happen to me
Please, I'm lonely, I'm by myself now and the love's a memory
And so many strange things happen to me, all day long
Strange, strange things happen to me, all day long
Please I'm lonely, everything I do is wrong
Bewildered
Love, I dream of you
Well, I love, I need you
Why did we part?
Baby, take my hand (Please don't go)
I want to be a better man (please, please, don't go)
Honey, please (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Please don't go (please, please, don't go)
Honey please don't go (don't go)
I love you so (please, please, don't go)
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Medley: Please, Please, Please/You've Got the Power/I Found Someone Lyrics as written by Bobby Byrd James Brown
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